This has been an ongoing conversation in Canada: I first heard of Skills vanishing over 6 years ago - it was supposed to be imminent, but, hey, all this time later - and they're still very much alive.

The change discussion and the expectation is still out there; timing is not determined (last I heard was for 2014). It will be replaced, by all accounts, by the stroking portion of the freeskate test and moves in the field. It is dependent on revisions to the freeskate tests as a result, and SC has had this backburnered due to the LTAD implementation. Then again, I've heard so many "Skate Canada is doing X" and then have it not happen, that, I'll wait to see it actually implemented. At this point, evaluators have not received any communication regarding this change, and they would absolutely need to know. If it does happen, then, you will be grandfathered at your current level. Just like when they took away the old figures tests.